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I will be away today and tomorrow, but I'll get a new post up by sunday. You can take the reins until then, @Romero

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Hider

Roll for deception = 6 + 1 = 7

Sylvaine had had enough of travel, at least for a few days. Having a storyteller for company on the road had certainly helped to ease the boredom of ceasless trudging along some path or other, but the novelty of this luxury had somewhat begun to fade. What she wanted was a proper bed to sleep in, a proper cooked meal to eat, and proper drink to get drunk on. They had all that in Greybridge, so naturally she wanted in. What she didn't want, however, was to upend what was left of her meagre purse into the long-fingered paw of some blackmailing bureaucrat. He would not be getting ten lordling out of her anytime soon.

The notion of looking for another crossing a hundred miles or so downstream was, however, equally distasteful. Cillian was pleasant enough for company, no doubt, but Sylvaine had reached her limit when it came to hiking. Just the thought of campfires and wet bedrolls and endless, tedious marching made her wrinkle her nose in disgust. She would not be going wandering anywhere anytime soon.

That left her in a bit of a pickle. What to do? She looked across at Cillian, who seemed to be thinking the exact same thing. Their eyes met, and she raised an eyebrow. He gave no immediate reply, so she shrugged and made for the notary, pushing past a few disgruntled farmers. One turned to confront her, but put his anger aside when he saw the steel on her hip and in her eye.

"Good sir!" she exclaimed, hailing the man, "I do believe that a man of your stature and character would not demand such a tribute of an old ally of the township!" She walked right up to the armed men, a mask of calm and careless charm on her face, and gave a short bow.

"de Vermeille is my name, Sylvaine, daughter to none other than Rainier de Vermeille, commander of the Blue Blades, who fought for this settlement during the border skirmishes of yesteryears. We were made kin then, we were told, for our service to the people, and would always be welcome when in need of a haven. Well, I am in need of such a haven now, as is my minstrel. A man of your nature would not go back on such a promise, would he? I, for one, would think not."

She beamed at the notary, awaiting his reply.

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@POOHEAD189 Another question: How do I know if I succeed when rolling? Maybe I'm just dense, but I can't quite make it out from the guidelines.

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@POOHEAD189 I just might! Just a few more questions before I decide on Sylvaines course of action. Could it be possible that there might have been some skirmish or other between the Vrettonians and the Andredians in which the mercenary company Sylvaines father commanded was somehow involved? I'm trying to figure out an angle of approach.

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@POOHEAD189 First off, nice intro!

Second, a question: In our introduction, am I correct to assume that Sylvaine and Cillian are still in Vrettonia, or at least thereabouts? If so, could it be possible that Sylvaine recognizes the leader of the soldiers at the gate from her days with her fathers company?

Third, does everyone speak Northern? I might have missed this somehow, as I invested a point into linguistics to be able to speak it. If so, may I relocate the point or choose another language to speak?

Once Upon A Kingdom

I can do that!

Chronicles of the Crimson Sea

Sorry everyone, but I've overextended and am going to have to postpone this indefinitely.

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Sylvaine de Vermeille

Sylvaine de Vermeille

Human (Vrettonian) | 30 | Female

Appearance

Sylvaine is 160cm tall, with a wiry, athletic build. Her shoulderlength hair is a rare jet black, her eyes emerald green; features that raised more than a few brows during her upbringing. Her skin has marks of combat on it, nicks and scars that Sylvaine does her best to hide. She typically wears comfortable, durable clothes of wool and leather, and is seldom seen without a sword on her hip.

Personality

Sylvaine has that somewhat deadly mix of absolute charm and severe narcisism that tends to make people misjudge and underestimate her in social interactions. Her warm and inviting veneer can change to indifferent ruthlessness in an instant, and very few ever see it coming. Her greed and lust (especially for power, but pleasure will mostly do) knows no bounds. She is an unpredictable friend at best, and a twitchy snake of an enemy at worst.

Background

• Mercenary/Bandit/Assassin (Optional)
• Commoner
• Father was the commander of a company of sellswords and died a drunk beggar, mother is unknown and presumed dead.

History (Optional)
Sylvaine always was her fathers girl, and took his customs and those of his company right to heart. Life on campaign is hard, especially for a little girl among ruthless men, and so she had to become ruthless herself. She first learned how to hide and steal, then to lie and decieve, and finally to fight and kill. Every vice or dark deed you can think of Sylvaine has done, or at least considered. She left her father to die when he lost command of the company and turned to drinking, and took whatever possessions of his still worth having with her. The road is her home now, wherever it may take her.

Motivation
Sylvaines goals in life is to take what she can, and give nothing back.

Capabilities

Attributes

Combat [1/1]

• One handed Sword (1)
• Daggers (1)
• Dual Weilding (1)

Intelligence [1/1]

• Linguistics (1)

Charisma [1/1]

• Diplomacy (1)
• Charm (1)
• Seduction (1)
• Deception (1)

Health [1/1]

• Fortitude (1)
• Rejuvenation (1)

Faculties [1/1]

Agility [1/1]

• Run (1)
• Stealth (1)
• Pick Pocket (1)

Mysticism [0/3]

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Equipment

• Longsword
• Dagger
• Leather Clothing

Money

1 Royal, 3 Lordlings, 15 Commons

Languages

Vrettonian, Dre Costan, Northern

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@POOHEAD189 I consent to the conditions! It'll be fun playing tag with you, @Romero :)

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@Jb Hey there friend, seems like you missed a little detail from the character guide. You might want to rethink your current build, as you're allowed a maximum of 19 points on stats (you've spent 33!).